The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-12-29

Damgreai1. :IneSc are emefaIdS.
Look well. ma there Nine. Dali
reemp. Emcralds. II is the very cheap
ct bonnet-for its real yalue-that l
| have shown this season.
Il think | will try it on" cried Sc
| lima.
| Madame was not backward to follow
the thought. In twinkling, the bon
net was on Mrs. Dalrymple's head, and
herself at the glass. fwitching the
border and the flowers. twitching her
own hair. she At length turned round
with radiant face. blushing in its con-
scious beauty. rs she spoke to Mrs.
Cleveland.
! us il not sweet bonnet?
| IF you do not take it, il will be =
sin against YOURSELF interposed the
bonnets present owner. You never
looked so well in all your life, Nine.
Dalreemp. Your face does set of
that bonnet as nobody else's would.
said so.
Il will take it." decided Selma.
"What did you say it WASP Fifteen
| gllineas?'
Thirteen. madame, only thirteen.
All. but it is cheap
Mrs. Cleveland bought the mantle
Selma had designated as dowdy, and
bonnet equally 50. Selma told her they
! were.
My dear, they are quiet, and will
wear. expect YOU afford twenty to
| my one; SO you can have them brilliant
and fragile"
Look at this handkerchief" uttered
Selma. Il really think it matches the
sleeves and collar have bought. Yes,
it does. must have that
That's a dear handkerchief.
know" cried Mrs. Cleveland. What
is it. Nine Damercau?"
..,Fhat-oh. but that $ recherche, that
is. said madame, in a rapture. Mine
guineas. Ah.'
..Send it home with the collar and
things" said Mrs. Dalrymple.
Il am going" resumed Mrs. Cleve-
land. Il have bought all came to
buy, and ii is Of no use staying here
TO be tempted. unless one has long
purse
1.-The truth is, one forgets whether
the purse is long or short, in the midst
Of these enchanting things observed
Selma.
Il fear it is sometimes the case,'
was Mrs. Cleveland's reply. "Are you
coming. my dearo'
Not vet. answered Selma.
When Mrs. Cleveland and some
others had departed, madame had the
''caisse' brought out: that is to say. its
contents. The caisse was taken for
granted: the articles only appeared.
The chief one. the lace dress, new
from Paris, and secluded till that mo-
nlent from covetous eyes, was of
species of lace that madame called
Point d Angleterre. Nine Damereau
shook it out of its folds with tender
>olicitude. and displayed its tempta-
tons before Mrs. Dalrymple's en-
thralled eyes. Madame did not speak;
she let the dress do its own work; her
face spoke eloquently enough. Selma
|, was sitti..g on one of the low crimson
velvet ottomans. her parasol tracing
unconscious figures on the carpet, and
her own elegant silk dress spread out
around her.
.Oh, dear.' she calculated, with
drawing her enraptured gaze. but |
fear it is very dear"
Never let madame talk about that"
said the Frenchwoman. ut is high;
bullock at it. One could not pick
up such dress as that in the kennel"
How should like it,
The moment we took this dress out
| of the caisse, ! said to Miss Atkinson.
who was helping me: That must be
for Nine. Dalreemp: there is no
other lady who can do it Justice
Madame" she quickly added, as il an
idea had just occurred to her, ''fancy
this robe, fine ct belle. over delicate
pink glace, or a maizer'
sOr over white" suggested Selma.
.Or over white; Nine. Dali
reemp's taste is always correct. 1t
would be dress fit for duchess, too
elegant for many of them. Ma bonnie
dame. ne la laisscz pas vons echapper,
je vous Ell prize.
Madame called for some silks of diff
ferent colors, and the lace was dis
played upon them successfully. Selma
went into fit of ccstacy when the
peach-blossom color was underneath
Il must have it. What is the price?'
Just one hundred guineas. neither
more nor less: and to any body but
Mime. Dalreemp should say q hundred
and twenty. But know, when once
she appears in this before the world.
shall have order upon order. 1t will
be: Where did YOU get that dress, ma
chere Nine. Dalreemp?' and madame
will answer: i got it at Dameeau's;
and then they will come fiocking to me.
can afford to let Nine. Dalreemp have
her things cheap"
II don't know what to say" hest
tated Selma. "A hundred guineas! il
is very high. That last lace one ]
bought three weeks ago was only sixty.
What was that lace one compared
with this?' was madame's indignant
rejoinder. THAT was nothing but
common Guipnre. Look at what the
effect of this will be. Al. madame, ii
YOU do not take it, shall not sleep; ]
shall be vexed to my heart. Milady
Grey did come TO me yesterday for a
lace dress; told milady should have
one in week time. did not care
for her to see it first, for she is shorter.
and she does not set off the things we'll.
know she would give me one hun
dred and twenty for this, and glad to
get it,
This was the climax. Lady Grey, q
young and pretty woman, dressed AZ
eNtravagantly as did Mrs. Dalrymple
and there was hidden chivalry
between the two. Nine. Damereau
accented it, and was not backward iI
playing each off as a decoy-duck to the
other.
If I do take it, said Selma. -
must have slip of that peach glacc t.
wear under it.
And charming it will look" oh
served madame.
But could | have them home by to
morrow night for Lady Burnham
party9'
Certainly, madame can"
VERY well, then, concluded Selma
.'Or stop, would white look bette
nnder it. after all? | have ever $,
many white glacc slips"
Madame's opinion was, that no color
even seen in the earth or in the air
1 al